Synonyms & related words for adown

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of adown. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to adown

Explore words related to adown — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include down, downwards, downwardly, declivous, upward, declivitous, descending, lowered. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does adown come from?

The word adown breaks down into 2 roots of Old English origin: a-, from Old English of (“off, from”); and down, from Old English dun (“hill (off the hill = downward)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.